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X550N Series Quick Start Guide

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1 Hardware Connections

Do the following to make hardware connections for initial setup. 

Antennas

Connect each antenna to an antenna socket, ensuring the antennas are screwed 
in firmly and angled upwards.

LAN

Connect the Ethernet port on your computer to a

 LAN

 port on the X550N using the 

included Ethernet cable.

WAN

Connect the 

WAN

 port on your X550N to the Ethernet port on the device with which 

you are accessing the Internet (for example, a router or modem) using an Ethernet 
cable.

POWER Connection

Use the power adapter from the package to connect the 

POWER

 socket to an 

appropriate power source. 

Internet

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Summary of Contents for X-550N

Page 1: ...Copyright 2008 All rights reserved X550N Series Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Start Guide Version 3 60 3 2008 Edition 1 DEFAULT LOGIN IP Address http 192 168 1 1 Password 1234 ...

Page 2: ...r X550N in router mode 1 Connecting Your Hardware 2 Accessing the Web Configurator 3 Connecting to the Internet with the Wizard 4 Set Up a Wireless Network Manually or with WPS See your User s Guide on the CD in the package on how to set up the X550N as an AP and for more information on all features To read the User s Guide insert the CD that came in the box into your CD ROM drive A screen should ...

Page 3: ... upwards LAN Connect the Ethernet port on your computer to a LAN port on the X550N using the included Ethernet cable WAN Connect the WAN port on your X550N to the Ethernet port on the device with which you are accessing the Internet for example a router or modem using an Ethernet cable POWER Connection Use the power adapter from the package to connect the POWER socket to an appropriate power sourc...

Page 4: ...ing connections are properly made V If an LED does not turn on check your connections If this doesn t help disconnect the X550N from its power source wait for a few seconds and turn it back on 2 Accessing the Web Configurator Default Login Information 1 Launch an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer Enter http 192 168 1 1 as shown below IP address http 192 168 1 1 administrator password 1234...

Page 5: ...mputer is set to receive an IP address dynamically If that doesn t help check your web browser s security settings see the appendix in the User s Guide for information on both suggestions 3 Change the password in the screen that follows and click Apply 4 Click Go to Wizard setup to set up your X550N for the first time 3 Connection Wizard Setup 1 Select a language Click Next ...

Page 6: ...vious screen Current screen information will be lost if you click Back 3 1 System Information This screen is optional You can just click Next 3 2 Wireless LAN Configure your X550N to support a wireless network by following these steps 1 Enter a unique Name SSID to identify the X550N on the wireless LAN 2 Select Auto to automatically use WPA PSK which provides a high level of security See your User...

Page 7: ...continue 3 3 WAN Connection You may need to wait several minutes while the wizard attempts to detect which WAN connection type Ethernet PPP over Ethernet or PPTP you are using If the wizard detects your connection type follow the steps for your connection type as given below If the wizard cannot detect a connection type you must select your connection type from the drop down list box in the screen...

Page 8: ... User Name and Password Click Next to go to section 3 4 PPTP Connection 1 Select PPTP as your WAN connection type 2 Type a User Name and Password 3 Type a PPTP Server IP Address 4 Type a Connection ID Name if provided by your ISP 5 If your ISP did not assign you a fixed PPTP IP address select Get automatically from ISP 6 If your ISP assigned you a fixed PPTP IP address select Use fixed IP address ...

Page 9: ...ype the WAN IP address WAN IP Subnet Mask and the gateway IP address given by your ISP If you were given DNS server settings type them in the fields Otherwise leave the default settings and click Next 3 5 WAN MAC Address A MAC address is a number which uniquely identifies a device on any network Set the WAN port s MAC address by either using your device s factory assigned default MAC address or cl...

Page 10: ...ddress authentication Select Set WAN MAC Address if you know the MAC address you want to use 3 6 Bandwidth Management Select Enable BM for all traffic automatically to have the X550N prioritize data traffic according to the its use For example video streaming may have higher priority than email Leave unchecked if unsure Click Next 3 7 Setup Complete 1 Click Apply to save your changes in the next s...

Page 11: ...ou can use Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS to add wireless devices to your wireless network The other wireless devices must also support WPS If your wireless devices display the WPS logo as shown go to section 4 1 to use WPS to set up your wireless network If your wireless devices do not display the WPS logo go to section 4 2 to manually set up a wireless network 4 1 Set up Your Wireless Network with WP...

Page 12: ...sful 5 To add another WPS enabled device to your wireless network press the WPS buttons on your X550N and your next WPS enabled device Congratulations You are now ready to connect to the Internet wirelessly through your X550N 4 2 Set up a Wireless Network Manually You can now connect wirelessly to your X550N from your computer and access the Internet You will need the Network Name SSID and also th...

Page 13: ...e to wait several minutes while your computer connects to the wireless network 5 You should now be securely connected wirelessly to the X550N Congratulations You are now ready to connect to the Internet wirelessly through your X550N V If you cannot connect wirelessly to the X550N check you have selected the correct SSID and entered the correct security key If that does not work ensure your network...

Page 14: ...n of the problem and the steps you took to solve it Support E mail support zyxel com Telephone 1 800 978 7222 Website www us zyxel com Postal Mailing Address 1130 N Miller Street Anaheim CA 92806 2001 U S A Procedure to View a Product s Certification s 1 Go to www zyxel com 2 Select your product from the drop down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product s page 3 Select the certificat...

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